Point-of-sales box enclosure for color coded plastic gloves

ABSTRACT

Disposable plastic gloves in a point-of-sales box from which the gloves are removed following the removal of a transparent plastic panel through which the purchaser is provided with observed cognitive purchase aspects, one of which is color-coding of the gloves correlated to a recommended end use of the glove manufacturer.

[0001] The present invention relates generally to boxed disposableplastic gloves, and more particularly to the packaging noted used bothas point-of-sales presentation of the product and for glove dispensingservice after purchase.

EXAMPLES OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] Dual purpose packaging for disposable plastic gloves is welldocumented in the patented patent literature, as exemplified by U.S.Pat. No. 3,178,054 for “Thin Flat Article of Manufacture” issued toLindecker on Aug. 30, 1963 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,105 for “GloveDispensing System” issued to Fischer on Mar. 5, 1991, to mention but afew. It is thus recognized correctly by the glove manufacturer that thepurchaser requires instructions concerning use after purchase, such ashow access is to be obtained to the gloves, the removal of a gloveone-at-a-time, disposal after use, and so on. The instructions noted,while useful for limited purposes, do not significantly contribute tofuture sales or extol noteworthy attributes of the plastic constructionmaterial of the gloves.

[0003] Broadly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome theforegoing and other shortcomings of the prior art.

[0004] More particularly, it is an object of the present invention torecommend in a product line of plastic gloves specified end usesthereof, and to correlate these end uses with color-coding applied tothe gloves, using to advantage the display of the gloves in apoint-of-sales package or box and the capacity of the plasticconstruction material of the gloves to assume an enhancedcolor-displaying appearance, all as will be better understood as thedescription proceeds.

[0005] The description of the invention which follows, together with theaccompanying drawings should not be construed as limiting the inventionto the example shown and described, because those skilled in the art towhich this invention appertains will be able to devise other formsthereof within the ambit of the appended claims.

[0006]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a point-of-sales box fordisposable plastic gloves according to the present invention;

[0007]FIG. 2 is a similar perspective view of the box of FIG. 1, on anenlarged scale, and illustrating further details thereof; and

[0008]FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are views similar to FIG. 2, and illustrating theremoval of a color-coded glove correlated to a recommended end use ofthe glove.

[0009] In accordance with the present invention, there is disclosed apoint-of-sale box enclosure, generally designated 10, the selectedcontents of which are disposable gloves 12 of plastic constructionmaterial which the glove manufacturer recommends for specific end uses,and notes in text, as at 14, or otherwise informs prospective purchasersof these end uses such for by way of some examples, for one use and thendisposal after (1) a gardening chore, (2) painting (3) food handling andthe like, by correlating these recommended end uses with color-coding ofthe gloves, such as for (1) gardening, using the color green, (2)painting, the color red, and (3) food handling, the color pale yellow,the hatching, as at 16, of the gloves respectively in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5denoting the mentioned colors.

[0010] The box enclosure 10 has walls, individually and collectivelydesignated 18, bounding a compartment 20 for the gloves 12, including atop panel 18A which is selected for the imprinting of the recommendedend use 14, and also has an oval shaped edge 24 bounding acorrespondingly oval opening 26. A removable panel 28 of a selectedplastic construction material serves as a temporary closure for theopening 26, being adhesively secured, at 30, to the underside of the toppanel 18A over the opening 26.

[0011] The plastic construction material selected for the closure panel28 may be any one of a wide range of plastics, so long as it istransparent. As a consequence, and in accordance with the presentinvention, before the closure panel 28 is removed, by being slit orotherwise, to provide access for removal of a glove 12 through theopening 26, there is provided, preparatory to a purchase, visualobservation of the box contents 12 through the transparent closure 28which, in practice, is effective to verify by the color coding 16 of thegloves 12 the recommended end use 22 of the gloves being purchased.

[0012] The verification provided as noted has minimized tampering withthe box 10 at its retail point-of-sales, as occurred when verificationwas not possible in prior art packaging, and also in increased salessince apparently for the two chores of gardening and painting, by way ofexample, a purchaser will typically purchase two boxes 10 by the color16 in accordance with the recommendation 22 rather than selecting onlyone box 10 of the two color choices.

[0013] While the apparatus for practicing the within inventive method,as well as said method herein shown and disclosed in detail is fullycapable of attaining the objects and providing the advantageshereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merelyillustrative of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention andthat no limitations are intended to the detail of construction or designherein shown other than as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A point-of-sales box enclosure for disposablegloves of plastic construction material comprising, in combination: A.plural gloves of plastic construction material of a disposable natureafter an intended recommended end use, said recommended end use beingsignified by color-coding of said gloves; and B. a box enclosure havingwalls bounding a compartment for said gloves, said gloves having anoperative position within said compartment, one said box enclosure wallbeing a top panel thereof, said top panel having edges bounding aglove-removal opening from said compartment, a removable panel of aselected plastic construction material disposed as a closure over saidglove-removal opening, and said selected plastic construction materialfor said glove-removal opening closure being transparent in nature;whereby preparatory to a purchase visual observance of said box contentsthrough said transparent closure of said glove-removal opening iseffective to verify by the color-coding of the gloves the recommendedend use nature of the gloves being purchased.